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Didn't Dropbox's share links more or less solve this problem? Maybe not for 100% of the population, but I've managed to walk my mom through the process, and isn

Didn't Dropbox's share links more or less solve this problem? Maybe not for 100% of the population, but I've managed to walk my mom through the process, and isn't that generally the success metric for things like this?

galaktor 13y ago
I recently had to sign up with Dropbox just to download a file somebody was sharing with me. The way UbuntuOne (and maybe other providers) just give you a link anybody can use is much better imho.
- slazaro 13y ago
  I'm pretty sure they did it wrong then. You can share a link to any file inside of your dropbox, and anyone can download it regardless of whether they have an account.
  - mseebach 13y ago
    1) Right click "Share Dropbox link" 2) New incognito window 3) Paste, enter 4) Download, no sign-up required
  - aroch 13y ago
    Sounds like the person used the "Share this File/Folder" not the "Share Dropbox link" menu option
tOkeshu 13y ago
Dropbox has a storage limit, requires an account and is non free software. The usage proposed here is a "no-strings" attached approach. Ideally you want something you can trust, hence free software, and that does not store anything.